Washwater receptacle



Ama@ 29, 1924. mgwss H, H. HCKETT WASHWATER REC EPTACLE Filed Deo. 23,1922' the construction of sink wash basins and Parma Apr. 2e, A19.24. l

UNITED STATES,

HARVEY H. HOCKETT, OF DALLAS, OREGON.

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'Application filed December 23, 1922. Serial No. 608,688.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, HARVEY H. Hooxn'rr, a citizen of the United States,residing at Dallas, in the county of Polk and State of Oregon, haveinvented certain new and useful Im rovements in Washwater Receptacles, owhich the following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings.

This invention relates t improvements in the like, and more particularlyto fa construction thereof providing in combination with a device ofthis character a conveniently arranged soap holder or tray.

An im ortant object of this invention is to provi e a device of thischaracter forming a part of the normal construction of the wash waterreceptacle and which is arranged `so that the soap may be convenient ofaccess and so arranged that it may at all times be readily removed.

A further object of the invention is to provide an addition of thischaracter which will not in any wa detract from the appearance of thedevice with which it is employed and which will not interfere withnormal use of the device.

I am aware that soap holders have been combined in basin'structuresprior to this time but to my knowledge thesevsoa'o holders have alwaysbeen combined in the form of a de ression formed in the upper surface ofthe asin upon which the soap is more or less in the way and from whichthe same maybe accidentall knocked into the water of the receptacle were it isy wasted.

Other objectsV and advantages of the invention will become apparentthroughout'the course of the following description. l y 0 In theaccompanying drawin s wherein for the urpose of illustration 1s shown afembodiment of my invention and prefer like reference charactersdesignate wherein llike parts throughout:

Fi ure 1 1s a sectional viewshowing a soap older constructed inthe wallof a bath tub;

Figure 2 isa utransverse sectional view through the soap holder;I

Figure 3 1s a sectional view showing a.

modiiied form of construction; and Figure 4 shows the soap holderconstructed in a splash board. Referr' yglnow more particularly to thedrawings, t e numeral 10 indicatesthe wall of a Wash water receptacle,such r.as a sink,

bath tub, wash basin or the like.` By the term wall it will beunderstood that such devices as s lash boards 10a arranged above theysink an not an integral part thereof are to be included. In the wall 10in accordance w1th my invention an opening `11 is formed of suiicientsize to ermit of ready access of the hand while hcl ing a cake of soap.,Ar-

ranged at the rear or outer face of the Wall 10 1s a receptacle 12consisting of a bottom 13 a rear wall 14 and an upper wall 15. Thisreceptacle 12 is preferably cast integrally wlth the wall 10 and ismerely in the form of a recess or depression formed in the wall. Thebottom wall 13 slopes rearwardly and downwardly toward the rear wall 14and 1s provided upon its surface with ribs 16 1n order that a cake ofsoap placed thereon may not stick thereto.

This lower wall has formed at its rear or lower end an outlet 17 whichis in communication with the outlet 18 of the wash water receptacleabove the trap 19v associated therewith so that all water collectedwithin the receptacle may be drained away without danger of any returngases from the soil pipe passing through such opening. In Figure 1, Ihave illustrated the connection between the outlets 17 and 18 in theform of a conduit 20 cored inthe wall 10, but it will be readilyunderstood that a conduit such as in- Teo dicated at 20 may be providedhaving couplings 21 whereby it may be connected to the outlets 17 and18. Y u

While l have stated that the receptacle 12 is preferably formedintegrally with theLwall 10 in casting the same, it will be readilyunderstood that the receptable may be attached to the wall 10, asindicated in Figure 2, to cover the space behind the opening 11 whichwill be formed Vin this wall. `W1th such a construction, the enamelcoating 22 a plied to the wash water receptacle and to t e receptacle 12will 'cover the joint therebetween completely hiding the same. With sucha Aconstruction a .coupled conduit will, of

course, be provided; The location o the receptacle 12 uponna wa'shwaterreceptacle is a matter of choice. In the construction of -wash basins,bath tubs and the like, this receptacle may -be used in lieu o@ theordinary ove'row, in which use the conduit 20 will serve to return theoveriow, water to the waste pipe above the trap 19 and below a plug y2?inserted to close the opening.

' tacle in combination witl the wash water retacle having an opening.formed through t e ceptacle; I do not limit myself to those specificstructures hereinbefore set forth except as hereinafter claimed. -In theappended claim 'it will4 be understood that the term WashWaterreceptacle includes not only the receptacle proper but any of thosevertical or substantially vertical splash boards such as are commonlyprovided with sinks. It Will furthern'lore be understood .that the termintegrally attached includes that construction illustrated in Figure 2wherein the receptacle 12 is made to all appearances a unitary'portionof the wall 10 by the application of enamel thereto.

The combination with a wash Water rece side wall thereof below the upperedge thereof and permitting passage of the hand While holding a cake ofsoap, the usual drain outlet, drain ipe communicating with the drainoutlet an plug for the drain outlet, of a receptacle arranged upon theouter Wall of the Wash water receptacle closing said opening andcombining therewith to form a soap re ceiving pocket, the lower wall ofsaid pocket being inclined and provided at its lowermost point with adrain openingbrsaid` drain open-I lng being in communication with saidwaste pipe at a point intermediate the trap and the lower face of theplug when in position in theV drain outlet whereby to provide a soapreceptacle, and an overflow outlet for the wash water receptacle. l

In testimony whereof l hereunto affix my signature. A u

- HARVEY H.A HOCKETT.

